Daniel Santos a.k.a. "El Jefe" (The Boss) (February 5 -some claim June 6-, 1916 – November 27, 1992) born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, was a singer and composer of boleros, and an overall performer of multiple Caribbean music genres, such as guaracha, plena and rhumba who was considered by many Puerto Ricans as a larger than life character. February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ... LeAnn Rimes singing in concert A singer is a type of musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... The music of Puerto Rico has been influenced by African and European (especially Spanish) forms, and has become popular across the Caribbean and in some communities worldwide. ... West Indian also redirects here. ... Cuban Guaracha Traditionally an early form of peasant street music with satirical lyric content somewhat in the Son rhythm style. ... Plena is a traditional form of Puerto Rican music. ... Rumba is both a family of music rhythms and a dance style that originated in Africa and traveled via the slave trade to Cuba and the New World. ...

Daniel Santos

Daniel was born and raised with his three sisters in Trastalleres, a poor section of Santurce, in San Juan. He attended Las Palmitas Elementary School. Although he was doing well in school his father took him out of school when he was in the fourth grade and forced him to shine shoes because his family was facing a bad economic situation. In 1924, his family immigrated to New York City looking for a better way of life. When his parents enrolled him in school, he had to start from the first grade again because he did not know enough English. Daniel joined his high school's choir but he dropped out of high school in his second year and moved out of his parents apartment. Image File history File links Daniel_Santos. ... Image File history File links Daniel_Santos. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World[1], Gotham Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 1,214. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Daniel moved into a small low rent apartment; here, one day, while he was taking a shower, he started to sing "Te Quiero, Dijiste" (You said I Love You). A member of the Trio Lirico was passing by and heard him sing, he then knocked on Daniel's door. The trio member invited Daniel to join the trio and he accepted. He sang with the trio in various social events and was paid a dollar for every song that he sang.

Daniel struggled while living on his own in New York. In one occasion, he was stabbed once by a loan shark who lent him USD$52.00 and demanded payment soon after. When he recovered from the stab wound he made sure to find the loaner and hit him with a lead pipe, quote, "Fifty-two times. And I counted them!".

In 1938, Daniel was working at the Cuban Casino Cabaret in Manhattan. He did a little bit of everything, from singing to being the master of ceremonies to waiting on tables. On one occasion, he was singing "Amor Perdido" (Love Lost), without knowing that the composer of the song Pedro Flores was in the audience. Flores liked what he heard so much that he invited Daniel to join his group "El Cuarteto Flores" which also included Myrta Silva and in the future would also include Pedro Ortiz Davila "Davilita". 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Pedro Flores born (March 9, 1897-July, 1979) in the town of Naguabo, Puerto Rico was one Puerto Ricos best known composers of Ballads and Boleros. ... Myrta Silva (a. ... Pedro Ortiz Davila a. ...

Daniel recorded many songs with the Cuarteto Flores and started to gain fame. Among songs that he recorded were:

• "Perdon" (I'm Sorry),
• "Amor" (Love),
• "El Ultimo Adios" (The Last Good-bye),
• "Borracho no Vale" (The Drunk don't Count) and many others.

In 1941, due to Puerto Rico's political relationship with the United States, most young Puerto Ricans were being drafted into the United States Army. Daniel recorded "Despedida" (My Good-bye), a strongly emotional farewell song written by Flores from the viewpoint of an Army recruit who had to leave behind his girlfriend and his ailing mother. The song became an instant hit. Santos recalled in an interview once that he had to hold back tears while recording the song, since his draft papers had just arrived and he would soon have to live a situation similar to what the song's lyrics described, but that a friend started mocking him at the control booth, to which he decided to curse him on the spot, trading the word mama'o (an expletive in Puerto Rican Spanish) for mamá (mother). This incident produced two mannerisms that Santos eventually adopted in his singing style: chopped delivery (almost syllable by syllable) and stretched last vowel in the last verse of each stanza, in almost every song he recorded afterwards. For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The United States has employed conscription (mandatory military service, also called the draft) several times, usually during war but also during the nominal peace of the Cold War. ...

In 1942, before Santos was drafted and sent to fight in WWII, he recorded his greatest hit "Linda", written specially for him by Flores after a former Dominican girlfriend of Daniel's. He was later stationed in Okinawa, where he had to defend himself constantly from racial attacks from fellow batallion members. This article is about the year. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... Pedro Flores born (March 9, 1897-July, 1979) in the town of Naguabo, Puerto Rico was one Puerto Ricos best known composers of Ballads and Boleros. ... This article is about the prefecture. ...

After returning from the war, and partly because of the prejudice he experienced within the Army ranks, Daniel became active in the Puerto Rican Independence Movement and identified himself with the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party and its president Pedro Albizu Campos. His devotion for Albizu lasted all through his life, to the point of commissioning, later in his life, a full-sized statue of Albizu for his Florida estate. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Flag of Puerto Rico The political movement for Puerto Rican Independence (Lucha por la Independencia Puertorriqueña) has existed since the mid-19th century and has advocated independence of the island of Puerto Rico, in varying degrees, from Spain (in the 1800s) or the United States (from 1898 to the... The Puerto Rican Nationalist Party was first organized on September 17, 1922. ... Pedro Albizu Campos Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos (September 12, 1891 – April 21, 1965) born in Tenerías Village in Ponce, Puerto Rico was the son of Alejandro Albizu and Juana Campos. ...

Together with Davilita, he recorded "Patriotas" (Patriots) and "La Lucha por la Independencia de Puerto Rico" (The Fight for Puerto Rico's Independence) which was adopted from one of Juan Antonio Corretjer's poems. Daniel called for Puerto Rico's independence through his music and as a consequence of his actions, he had problems with the FBI and the United States State Department whenever he wanted to travel abroad. Juan Antonio Corretjer (March 3, 1908-January 19, 1985) was born in Ciales, Puerto Rico and was a well known poet, journalist and independence political activist. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ...

In the 1950s Daniel traveled between Cuba and New York making presentations. He composed the song "Sierra Maestra", which Fidel Castro adopted as the official hymn of the movement of July 26 and which was always transmitted through "Radio Rebelde" (Rebel Radio) every morning. Daniel continued to perform in Cuba even after Castro and his men overthrew Cuba's president Fulgencio Batista. However, when he heard that Castro was planning to train children for the military, Daniel became disillusioned and left Cuba for good. During that same decade Daniel composed: The 1950s were the decade that spanned the years 1950 through 1959, although some sources say from 1951 through 1960. ... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) has been the President of Cuba since 1959, when he commanded the attack that overthrew Fulgencio Batista. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... General Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (pronounced ) (January 16, 1901 – August 6, 1973) was the de facto military leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1940 and the de jure President of Cuba from 1940 to 1944. ...

• "El Columpio de la Vida" (The Swing of Life),
• "Patricia",
• "El Preso" (The Prisoner) and
• "Bello Amor" (Beautiful Love) as well as 400 other compositions.

Daniel was in a bad economical and emotional state after he left Cuba. He was invited to sing for "La Sonora Matancera" which was contracted to work in "Radio Progreso". His luck changed and he again gained fame and fortune. However, Daniel spent most of his earnings on alcohol and women. He had 12 children and had been married 12 times. He made sure that he didn't marry a Puerto Rican woman, quote-unquote, "because I fear them, man!" (near the end of his life he did marry a Puerto Rican, Ana Rivera, who eventually became his companion in old age through one of his longer marriages and eventually his widow). He had also spent time in jail in Cuba, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic.

During the last years of his life, Daniel toured the United States and Latin-America to sell-out crowds. Latin America Latin America is the region of the Americas where Romance languages — those derived from Latin — are officially or primarily spoken. ...

Daniel Santos died on November 27, 1992 at his ranch, "Anacobero's Ranch", in Ocala, Florida. He is buried at what is virtually Puerto Rico's national pantheon, the Saint Mary Magdalene of Pazzis cemetery in Old San Juan, physically close to Pedro Albizu Campos and Pedro Flores. Due to the scarcity of empty space in the cemetery, when fellow Puerto Rican singer Yayo El Indio died, he was also buried in Santos' tomb. November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Ocala is a city located in Marion County, Florida. ... Main article: San Juan, Puerto Rico Map of Old San Juan. ...

Santos' colorful life is the subject of three biographical books: "Vengo a decirle adiós a los muchachos", by Puerto Rican author Josean Ramos; "La importancia de llamarse Daniel Santos", by Puerto Rican playwright Luis Rafael Sánchez, and "El Inquieto Anacobero", by Salvador Garmendia. Dr. Luis Rafael Sánchez a. ...

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans